Shoe



Patented Sept. 24, 1929 Pii'rrzrrr Aer1-"lele:

EMIL LATTEMANN, OF BREMEN, GERMANY SHOE Application filed May S, 1928, Serial No.

This invention relates to a shoe with pliable sole provided wit-h a sha11k-stitening plate arranged longitudinally between the insole and ,the outer sole and with a leather insertion arranged across the shank and stitched to the sole, and the invention consists in the provision of a foot-arch support arranged on top of the insole and provided with a tail piece which is passed through a slit in the insole and riveted to the latter and to the leather' insertion.

This arrangement allows the foot-arch support to be secured in position after it has been adjusted to suit the wearer, the shanksti'tfening plate serving as an abutment against which the rivets can be clenched.

An additional arch-supportingplate arranged at the side of the shoe, is provided with lugs whereby it is secured in position in the same manner as the principal foot-arch support.

Fig.` 1 of the accompanying drawings represents, a longitudinal section of a shoe to which the invention is applied,

Fig. 2, a crosssection of the shank taken on the line II-II of Fig. 1,

Fig.- 3, a top view of the' shank,

Fig. 4, another cross-section of the shankshowing a modifiedarrangement,

3 5) Fig. 5, a top View of the latter arrangement,

Fig. 6, a view of the foot-arch'support alone, and

Fig. 7, a longitudinal section of the same.

The shoe is provided with a pliable outer sole a and has a longitudinally arranged shank-stiil'ening plate c of steel which is applied to the sole a. in known manner. There is also, between the sole a and the insole el the usual leather insertion e which is carried across the shank and a small dist-ance up the sides ot the upper Z1. The insole CZ, the insei-tion e, the edges b1 of the upper and the outer sole a are connected together by stitches f.

According to the invention a foot-arch support is provided which is composed of an arched plate z' the sides of which gradually converge for the formation of a tail piece g. The plate z' rests with its front edge p against the insole d while the tail piece is situated 276,137, and in Germany May 14, 1927.

nected to the insole. and to the insertion e,

the steel plate c serving as an abutment f against which the rivets are clenched. The fastening of the tail piece is not effected until the plate z' has been adjusted to suit the foot of the wearer `so as to ensure a comfortable fit, this being the main object of the invention.

Aft-er the foot-arch support has been secured, the usual, thin covering sole Z is cemented to the insole over1 the plate z'.

In addition to the plate i, which has a central position, a plate m (Figs. 4 and 5) may be used for supporting the side of the arch. This plate. is secured in position in the same manner as the plate i, it being proy vided with lugs n which are passed through slits o in the insole and then riveted to the latter and to the leather insertion e.

In order to protect the insole from the abutting edge p of the plate z', the latter may be enclosed in a pocket gwhich is shaped in accordance with the plate. The pocket has.

a narrow mouth 1' which, by engagement with the converging edges z'l of the plate, retains the pocket in position. The mouth of the pocket may be made sufficiently extensible to allow the plate to be inserted into the pocket, one corner at a time. By this arrangement the pocket can be exchanged, and pockets provided with leather or like pads s of different shape may be rovided in order to modify the shape of the oot-arch support according to requirements.

As an alternative, the pads may be eX- changeable and Jfor this purpose made of the same shape as the pocket so as to retain their position once they have been introduced through the narrow mouth 1'.

I'claim: y

1. In a shoe Withpliable sole, the combination with a shank-stiffening lplate arranged longitudinally between the insole' and the outer sole and withl av leather insertion arranged across the shank and stitched to the sole, of a foot-arch support arranged-above the insole and provided with a tail piece 1ocated under the insole and riveted to the latter and to the leather insertion, the insole being provided With a slit through which the ail piece is admitted, substantially as set ort 2. The shoe structure claimed in claim 1 in combination with an additional supporting plate for the side of the arch, said additional arch-supporting plate being provided With lugs which are passed through slits in the insole and riveted to the latter and to the leather insertion.

3. The shoe structure claimed in claim 1 in combination with a protective pocket enclosing the outer part of the foot-arch support.

4. The shoe structure claimed in claim l in combination with a protective 4pocket enclos-y ing the outer part of the ootfarch support, and a padding enclosed within said pocket.

5. The shoe structure claimed in claim l in combination with a protective pocket enclosing the outer part of the foot-arch support, and an exchangeable padding enclosed in said pocket.

6. The shoe structure claimed in claim 1 in Combination with a protective pocket encloslng the outer part of the foot-arch support,

said support being formed of a plate the edges of which converge gradually towards t-he tail piece, the pocket having' a narrow mouth adapted to inter-engage with the converging edges of the plate forrctaining the pocket in position on the latter.

EMIL LATTEMANN. 

